HC Deb 30 March 2004 vol 419 c1334W
Lady Hermon

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will make a statement on the provisions in Northern Ireland for sufferers of pulmonary hypertension. [164541]

Angela Smith

Pulmonary hypertension is a rare abnormality and is managed within existing specialty areas including cardiology, general medicine, respiratory medicine and in the case of children, paediatrics. Each case is managed individually, with treatment provided appropriate to the patient's particular needs.